STOUGHTON – After being equipped with nasal Narcan since December, local police officers had their first chance to use it Thursday night. “We are pleased to report that we had our first life saved by the administration of nasal Narcan to reverse an overdose,” said Deputy Police Chief Robert Devine.

On Thursday night, police officer Daniel Carmichael administered nasal Narcan to a man who was overdosing. The effects were reversed, said Devine.

“We commend officer Carmichael and are glad he had the tools necessary for life-saving treatment,” Devine said.

In December, all 54 of the town’s officers completed training to use Narcan, the nasal spray that reverses the effects of opiod overdoses.

“Like a lot of other towns in the state, we noticed an uptick in overdoses and we want to save lives,” said Devine.

The department is the first to be trained with Narcan that was not part of a pilot program with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, which included Quincy and Gloucester, said Devine.

There were 35 overdoses in the town in 2013, with six fatalities in the first half of the year, Devine said.

“We are pushing to have every first responder in Norfolk County carry Narcan,” said Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey.

A first responder training seminar was recently held in Norfolk County teaching the administration of nasal Narcan.

Brockton police officers recently underwent training to learn how to use nasal Narcan as well.